ông đồ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

ông (翁) + đồ (徒, as in sinh đồ)

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗo˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗow˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗow˨˩]

Noun edit

a scribe skilled in calligraphy of Chinese characters

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